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Sources & Documentation — 2025
Companion bibliography for the “2025 Year-in-Review Report.” MLA-style entries with live hyperlinks.
How to use: This page is organized by source type to make verification and continued research easier. It is intended to be updated over time as additional primary records and high-quality reporting are added.
A. Official Presidential and Federal Register Records
- Federal Register. “Presidential Documents.” National Archives (OFR). https://www.federalregister.gov/presidential-documents.
- Federal Register. “Executive Orders.” National Archives (OFR). https://www.federalregister.gov/presidential-documents/executive-orders.
- Federal Register. “2025 Donald J. Trump Executive Orders.” National Archives (OFR). https://www.federalregister.gov/presidential-documents/executive-orders/donald-trump/2025.
- Federal Register. “2025 Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Executive Orders.” National Archives (OFR). https://www.federalregister.gov/presidential-documents/executive-orders/joe-biden/2025.
- The White House. “Presidential Actions.” whitehouse.gov. https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/.
- The White House. “Executive Orders.” Presidential Actions. https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/executive-orders/.
- The White House. “Presidential Memoranda.” Presidential Actions. https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/presidential-memoranda/.
- The White House. “Proclamations.” Presidential Actions. https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/proclamations/.
- The White House. “Restoring Accountability to Policy-Influencing Positions within the Federal Workforce.” Presidential Actions, 20 Jan. 2025. https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/restoring-accountability-to-policy-influencing-positions-within-the-federal-workforce/.
B. Government Publishing Office and Archival Access
- U.S. Government Publishing Office. “Compilation of Presidential Documents.” govinfo. https://www.govinfo.gov/app/collection/cpd.
- U.S. Government Publishing Office. “Executive Orders.” govinfo Features. https://www.govinfo.gov/features/executive-orders.
- U.S. Government Publishing Office. “Where Can I Find Executive Orders, Statements, Messages, Remarks, and Other Presidential Materials?” askGPO. https://ask.gpo.gov/s/article/Where-can-I-find-executive-orders-statements-messages-remarks-and-other-presidential-materials.
- Library of Congress. “A Beginner’s Guide: Publication of Executive Orders.” Research Guides, 3 July 2025. https://guides.loc.gov/executive-orders/publications.
C. Courts, Opinions, and Case Access
- PACER. “Court Opinions.” Public Access to Court Electronic Records. https://pacer.uscourts.gov/find-case/court-opinions.
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. “Current Opinions.” ca5.uscourts.gov. https://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/electronic-case-filing/case-information/current-opinions.
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. “Search Opinions.” ca4.uscourts.gov. https://www.ca4.uscourts.gov/opinions/search-opinions.
- U.S. Court of Federal Claims. “Opinions & Orders.” uscfc.uscourts.gov. https://www.uscfc.uscourts.gov/opinions-orders.
D. Congressional and Government Oversight Analysis
- Congressional Research Service. Halchin, L. Elaine. “National Emergency Powers.” CRS Report, 2020. https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/RL/98-505/22.
- Congressional Research Service. “Could Congress Give the President a Line-Item Veto?” CRS Legal Sidebar, 27 Mar. 2018. https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/LSB/LSB10106.
- Congressional Research Service. “Background and Statutorily Established Officers, Positions, and Initiatives…” CRS Report, 14 Feb. 2025. https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/R/R48425/1.
- U.S. Government Accountability Office. “Office of Intelligence and Analysis Should Improve Strategic Oversight of Intelligence Enterprise.” GAO-25-107540, 16 July 2025. https://files.gao.gov/reports/GAO-25-107540/index.html.
- U.S. Government Accountability Office. “Confronting High Risks and Fiscal Challenges Is Crucial to the Nation’s Future.” GAO-26-108824, 16 Dec. 2025. https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-108824.
- U.S. Government Accountability Office. “Federal Real Property.” GAO-26-108785, 11 Dec. 2025. https://www.gao.gov/assets/gao-26-108785.pdf.
E. Civil Service / Schedule F (Career/Policy) Documentation
- Office of Personnel Management. “OPM-2025-0004.” Public Inspection, Federal Register, 18 Apr. 2025. https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-06904.pdf.
- Associated Press. “Trump Moves to Invoke Schedule F to Make It Easier to Fire Some Federal Workers.” AP News. https://apnews.com/article/e6e4cf979b910b0f89877a9a09e7c4a4.
- Politico. “Trump Plan to Upend Civil Service Advances under New Name.” Politico, 27 Jan. 2025. https://www.politico.com/news/2025/01/27/trump-plan-civil-service-00200757.
- The Guardian. “Trump to Reclassify Wide Swaths of Federal Workers to Allow for More Firings.” The Guardian, 18 Apr. 2025. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/18/trump-federal-workers-schedule-f.
- Economic Policy Institute. “OPM Proposes Rule That Would Make It Easier to Fire Federal Workers.” EPI PolicyWatch, 21 Apr. 2025. https://www.epi.org/policywatch/eo-restoring-accountability-to-policy-influencing-positions-within-the-federal-workforce/.
F. Executive Power / Institutional Checks (Analysis & Watchdogs)
- Brennan Center for Justice. “Executive Power.” brennancenter.org. https://www.brennancenter.org/topics/government-power/executive-power.
- Brennan Center for Justice. “Fighting Abuse of Executive Power.” brennancenter.org. https://www.brennancenter.org/fighting-abuse-executive-power.
- Brennan Center for Justice. “Project 2025.” brennancenter.org. https://www.brennancenter.org/series/project-2025.
G. Major Reporting (Selected, High-Signal)
- Associated Press. “White House Rescinds Executive Order Targeting Prominent Law Firm.” AP News. https://apnews.com/article/4e0a8f152ccfea86ae2c383bfc41c586.
- The Washington Post. “Trump Moves to Gut Several Agencies, Targeting Voice of America, Libraries.” The Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2025. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/03/15/trump-voa-environment-executive-orders/.
- The Guardian. “The 141 Executive Orders Trump Signed in His First 100 Days.” The Guardian, 1 May 2025. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/01/trump-executive-orders.
H. Secondary Trackers (Use with Care)
These can be helpful for navigation but should be cross-checked against primary records.
- Ballotpedia. “Donald Trump’s Executive Orders and Actions, 2025–2026.” Ballotpedia. https://ballotpedia.org/Donald_Trump%27s_executive_orders_and_actions%2C_2025-2026.
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